Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon imageCLASS MF7480 Laser A4 vs Epson WorkForce 310 Inkjet A4

23specifications compared
15differ
8identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- imageCLASS MF7480 Laser A4:Laser
- WorkForce 310 Inkjet A4:Inkjet
Printing
- imageCLASS MF7480 Laser A4:No
- WorkForce 310 Inkjet A4:Colour printing
Maximum resolution
- imageCLASS MF7480 Laser A4:1200 x 1200 DPI
- WorkForce 310 Inkjet A4:5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- imageCLASS MF7480 Laser A4:25 ppm
- WorkForce 310 Inkjet A4:16 ppm
Copying
- imageCLASS MF7480 Laser A4:Mono copying
- WorkForce 310 Inkjet A4:Colour copying
Maximum print size
- imageCLASS MF7480 Laser A4:216 x 356 mm
- WorkForce 310 Inkjet A4:210 x 1219 mm
Paper tray media types
- imageCLASS MF7480 Laser A4:Plain paper
- WorkForce 310 Inkjet A4:Glossy paper, Photo paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- imageCLASS MF7480 Laser A4:A4, A5
- WorkForce 310 Inkjet A4:A4, A6

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Comparison of MF7480, 310
45 specifications	A Canon imageCLASS MF7480 Laser A4 Model MF7480 View product	B Epson WorkForce 310 Inkjet A4 Model 310 View product
Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Inkjet
PrintingDiffers	No	Colour printing
Duplex printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 1200 DPI	5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	25 ppm	16 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.5 ppm
Copying1 differ
CopyingDiffers	Mono copying	Colour copying
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	1200 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	25 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	6.9 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanningidentical
Image formats supportedKnown for one	JPG, TIF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input colour depthKnown for one	24 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	256	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9600 x 9600 DPI
Faxidentical
Modem speedKnown for one	33.6 Kbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax memoryKnown for one	1000 pages	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto-redialingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	50000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum print sizeDiffers	216 x 356 mm	210 x 1219 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Plain paper	Glossy paper, Photo paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5	A4, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Letter	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesKnown for one	USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	39 dB
Design1 differ
Market positioningDiffers	Business	Home & office
Power2 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	1425 W	15 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	3.5 W	3 W
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	58.1 kg	7.56 kg
Other features3 differ
Networking featuresKnown for one	Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	622.3 x 668.02 x 759.92 mm	459.74 x 541.02 x 302.26 mm
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	Scan, No	Copy, Print, Scan
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 7/Server 2008/Vista/Server 2003/XP/2000 Mac OS X 10.2.8 - 10.6	Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000 Mac OS X

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